Okay, this thing is a little late coming, because the Warped Tour that I went to was something like a week ago, but I think that I have to really rant about this. Warped Tour is something of a showcase for bands that have something to prove, or have already proved something and are trying to get something back from their fans. This years staples were the usual favorites Dropkick Murphys (who gave a kick-ass performance as usual), My Chemical Romance (who converted me to a fan), and of course, the Gods of punk-pop music, Offspring, who were nice enough to NOT play "Pretty Fly For a White Guy", the song that was popular with a lot of people, but kind of pissed off their fanbase because it was a little different from what they usually played. So anyway...there is a heirachy of bands that play there, and the more popular the band is, the more requests that you can make for the fans. Fall Out Boy, who have had ONE hit song apparently didn't realize this. "Am I more than you bargained for?" is the line in Sugar, Goin' Down. And actually, from their live performance, NO...they're LESS than what I bargained for. They played about two songs before they stopped for the first time. They said that some of the people who were up front were being hurt, so people in the crowd had to take four steps back. They had about 500 or more people listening to them, and it's not like that's an easy thing to ask...but people did it. So then, they started to play one of their songs, but then they stopped and said again to take a step back. This time, people weren't so easy going. They did it, but people were pissed. So they kept interrupting their songs and asking people to take steps back. 10 steps back, 4 steps back, 5 steps back, 8 steps back...in total they wanted the crowd to take about 27 steps back. They started playing their hit song, but then they stopped again and asked people to take more steps back. People greeted them with "Fuck you!" or "You guys suck!" The rule is this for Warped Tour: if you're dumb enough to go to the front of the crowd for a band, you deserve to get your ass kicked. It's the thinning of the herd...the dumber people are the ones who get hurt. Seriously...they dont have the hit songs to have a huge crowd support to do that, and they act all safe for their fans, which is really, REALLY lame. After a while they just told people to jump up and down where they were instead of actually moving...and that's just pathetic. Anyway, overall Warped Tour was kick ass, with Fall Out Boy being a great example of what you should NOT do. Offspring, great band. Relient K: great performance. My Chemical Romance: I was impressed...very good show. Dropkick Murphy's: Great show, and the mosh pit was out of control. There were a few more shows that I saw, but I can't remember the name...overall though, great Warped Tour. That's right...Warped Tour: Ozzfest's Angry Cousin.